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mushāʿirah
Islamic art
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occurrence in Pakistan
- In Pakistan: The arts of Pakistan
…and public poetry recitations, called mushāʿirahs, are organized like musical concerts. Sir Muhammad Iqbal, one of the major forces behind the establishment of Pakistan (though he died a decade before the country’s founding), was a noted poet in Persian and Urdu. Pashto, Urdu, and Sindhi poets are regional and national…
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place in Urdu literature
- In South Asian arts: Urdu
…private or semiprivate gatherings, called mushāʿirah, which displayed hierarchies, status consciousness, and rivalries reminiscent of royal courts.
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